Esteban Gallard


Esteban Gallard was a Cuban boxer who found international fame under the nickname Kid Charol. While Charol never won a world boxing title, he did obtain popularity, especially in Argentina where he lived for the last years of his life after moving there from his Cuban hometown of Sagua la Grande. He had a short career as he died at age 28.

Professional career

Charol began his professional boxing career May 20, 1922, when he outpointed Fabio Lameida over eight rounds in Sagua, Cuba. For his third bout, November 1 of the same year, he faced a boxer named Kid Shadow. In his first professional bout abroad, Kid Charol knocked Kid Shadow out, apparently in the first round, at Panama. However, while most records point at this to be a first-round knockout, it remains unclear whether this knockout victory was actually achieved in the first round.
His next bout is said to have taken place on December 1, also in Panama. According to records, he beat Kid Brown in the first round that day, but, once again, the round in which the fight was over, and, in this case also, the actual date of the Charol-Brown bout, remain unclear. Kid Charol fought during an era when boxing records and the such were not always updated.
On January 1, 1923, Charol was held winless for the first time in his career, Enrique Ponce De Leon managing to fight to a ten-round draw with Charol.
Three more victories followed, and then, on August 25, he faced "Cuco Morales". Morales apparently insisted on fouling Kid Charol by hitting him low, and was disqualified in the second round.
Charol won three and drew one of his next four bouts, and then, on February 16, 1924, he was defeated for the first time, losing to Jimmy Finley by a fifteen-round decision in Havana. On his next fight, March 15 of the same year, Charol won the Cuban Middleweight title, when he knocked Rafael Fello Rodriguez in the fifth round of a rematch. Their first bout had ended in a fifteen-round draw.
Next, on April 1, he apparently fought a Homer Robertson. Whether this fight actually happened or not is also a mystery; some records show that Charol beat Robertson by a fifth-round knockout; other Kid Charol records do not list this fight as happening at all.
Kid Charol won four more fights, then headed to South America permanently. His first fight there, against Victor Alba, also has a mystery element, because, although it is believed that it took place on January 1, 1925, the date of the bout is not exactly known. Charol did defeat Alba by a first-round knockout in Lima, Peru.
On March 1, Kid Charol supposedly knocked out Alex Rely, also in Lima, in another fight whose exact date is not known.
After those two bouts, Charol moved on to Chile, fighting in Santiago three times. Once again, his first bout there, against Victor Contreras, happened without an exact date given on records, but it is generally believed that Charol outpointed Contreras over ten rounds in June 1925.
Charol returned to Cuba for one bout, defeating Abdel El Kebir by a fourth-round knockout on January 30, 1926. The very next day, he may have fought Jamaica's Peter Sung, winning by a ninth-round knockout. No proof exists that the fight with Sung ever happened, but a Jamaican newspaper published a story about it.
Charol won his next four fights, before moving to Argentina. On November 13, 1926, he made his Argentine debut by knocking Alejandro Trias out in five rounds at Buenos Aires.
On December 10, Charo dropped Luis Gaitieri ten times before stopping Gaitieri in the seventh round. Next came two fight trilogies that were sandwiched: Charol lost and drew with Michele Bonaglia before fighting three consecutive bouts with Eduardo Brissett. Having beaten Brissett once and drawn with him twice, Charol then faced Bonaglia for the third time, losing a twelve-round decision.
By then, Charol was starting to develop tuberculosis. During this time his popularity among Argentine boxing fans rose even more, as they knew that he fought on despite his illness, winning three more bouts.
Charol's condition worsened, and by 1929, he started to spend a lot of time in hospital. He managed, however, to keep training, and secured a fight with future International Boxing Hall of Fame member Dave Shade, who traveled to Argentina for the bout. Charol was hospitalized when asked if he wanted to fight with Shade, and in critical condition when Shade arrived in Argentina. Nevertheless, Charol discharged himself from hospital days before the bout, and held Shade to a twelve-round draw, in a fight held on April 30 of that year.
This would turn out to be Charol's last fight, as his condition kept on worsening, and he died five and a half months later, on October 7, in Buenos Aires.
Kid Charol had a record of 53 wins, 3 losses and 10 draws, with 34 wins by knockout.

Professional boxing record

No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
67Draw54–3–10Dave ShadePTS12Apr 30, 1929Parque Romano, Buenos Aires, Argentina
66Win54–3–9Ted MoorePTS12Feb 7, 1929Club Atletico River Plate, Buenos Aires, Argentina
65Loss53–3–9Charley HahnPTS12Dec 1, 1928River Plate Club, Buenos Aires, Argentina
64Win53–2–9Armando De CarolisTKO7 May 31, 1928Teatro Coliseo, Buenos Aires, Argentina
63Draw52–2–9Manuel K.O. BrissettPTS12Apr 7, 1928River Plate Club, Buenos Aires, Argentina
62Loss52–2–8Michele BonagliaPTS12Mar 10, 1928River Plate Club, Buenos Aires, Argentina
61Win52–1–8Manuel K.O. BrissettPTS10Jan 2, 1928Buenos Aires, Argentina
60Draw51–1–8Guillermo SilvaPTS12Nov 12, 1927Club Atletico Boca Juniors, Buenos Aires, Argentina
59Draw51–1–7Michele BonagliaPTS12Mar 19, 1927Estadio River Plate, Buenos Aires, Argentina
58Win51–1–6Mario BosisioKO5 Feb 12, 1927Estadio River Plate, Buenos Aires, Argentina
57Win50–1–6Luis GaltieriKO7 Dec 10, 1926Parque Romano, Buenos Aires, Argentina
56Win49–1–6Alejandro TriasKO5 Nov 13, 1926Parque Romano, Buenos Aires, Argentina
55Win48–1–6Jerome VernierPTS10Oct 16, 1926Buenos Aires, Argentina
54Draw47–1–6Alberto IcocheaPTS12Sep 26, 1926Plaza de Toros de Acho, Lima, Peru
53Win47–1–5Larry EstridgePTS15Jul 4, 1926Havana, Cuba
52Win46–1–5Ricardo AlisTKO4 Jun 5, 1926Santos & Artigas, Havana, Cuba
51Win45–1–5Panama Joe GansPTS12Mar 6, 1926Arena Colon, Havana, Cuba
50Win44–1–5Jimmy KellyKO1 Feb 20, 1926Havana, Cuba
49Win43–1–5Peter SungKO9 Feb, 1926CubaDate and venue unknown
48Win42–1–5Abd El KebirKO4 Jan 30, 1926Havana, Cuba
47Win41–1–5Willie MurrayPTS12Dec 26, 1925Hippodrome Circo, Santiago de Chile, Chile
46Win40–1–5Pablo MunozKO4 Dec 12, 1925Hippodrome Circo, Santiago de Chile, Chile
45Draw39–1–5Victor ContrerasPTS12Nov 7, 1925Hippodrome Circo, Santiago de Chile, Chile
44Win39–1–4Alex RelyTKO8 Aug 23, 1925Lima, Peru
43Draw38–1–4Manuel K.O. BrissettPTS12Jul 19, 1925Lima, Peru
42Win38–1–3Victor AlvaKO1 Jan 1, 1925Lima, Peru
41Win37–1–3Kid ShadowKO5 Nov 9, 1924Central American Stadium, Colon City, Panama
40Win36–1–3Bearcat ReidKO3 Oct 25, 1924Plaza de Toros Vista Alegre, Panama City, Panama
39Win35–1–3Jimmy DeCapuaKO3 Oct 18, 1924Plaza de Toros Vista Alegre, Panama City, Panama
38Win34–1–3Gunboat SkeeKO1 Oct 11, 1924Santa Ana Pavilion, Panama City, Panama
37Win33–1–3Cabo Luis GuzmanKO2 Sep 20, 1924Arena Colon, Havana, Cuba
36Win32–1–3Clemente SanchezKO9 Sep 6, 1924Havana, Cuba
35Win31–1–3Homer RobertsonKO6 Aug 23, 1924Havana, Cuba
34Win30–1–3Joe MallinKO3 Jun 14, 1924Havana, CubaRound not certain
33Win29–1–3Eladio HerreraKO5 Jun 7, 1924Santos & Artigas, Havana, Cuba
32Win28–1–3Fred ArcherPTS12Apr 12, 1924Havana, Cuba
31Win27–1–3Rafael Fello RodriguezKO5 Mar 15, 1924Havana, CubaWon Cuban middleweight title
30Loss26–1–3Jimmy FinleyPTS15Feb 16, 1924Havana, Cuba
29Win26–0–3Manuel MansoKO8 Dec 26, 1923Santa Clara, Cuba
28Win25–0–3Lester LaraKO4 Dec 16, 1923Santos & Artigas, Havana, CubaExact round not known
27Draw24–0–3Eladio HerreraPTS10Nov 15, 1923Havana, Cuba
26Win24–0–2Rafael Fello RodriguezPTS10Nov, 1923Havana, CubaExact date unknown
25Win23–0–2Estanislao FriasPTS12Oct 28, 1923Havana, Cuba
24Win22–0–2Jesus HerreraKO8 Oct 15, 1923Sagua, Cuba
23Win21–0–2Alberto DumoisKO2 Oct 6, 1923Havana, Cuba
22Draw20–0–2Rafael Fello RodriguezPTS15Sep 12, 1923Havana, CubaFor Cuban middleweight title
21Win20–0–1Cuco MoralesDQ2 Aug 25, 1923Arena Colon, Havana, CubaMorales DQ'd for persistent low blows
20Win19–0–1Carlos LopezKO5 Aug 12, 1923Playa de Marianao, Havana, Cuba
19Win18–0–1Eladio HerreraPTS10Aug 2, 1923Sagua, Cuba
18Win17–0–1Eladio HerreraPTS10Jul 21, 1923Arena Colon, Havana, Cuba
17Win16–0–1Clemente SánchezPTS10Jul 7, 1923Havana, Cuba
16Win15–0–1Enrique Ponce de LeonPTS10Jun, 1923Havana, CubaExact date unknown
15Win14–0–1Kid CampilloKO1 Jun 16, 1923Havana, Cuba
14Win13–0–1Eusebio SoleKO3 May 20, 1923Sagua, Cuba
13Win12–0–1Jesus HerreraPTS10May 10, 1923Sagua, Cuba
12Draw11–0–1Enrique Ponce de LeonPTS10Apr, 1923Havana, CubaExact date unknown
11Win11–0Rafael PerezPTS6Mar 4, 1923Sagua, Cuba
10Win10–0Carlos LopezKO9 Feb 11, 1923Sagua, Cuba
9Win9–0Carlos LopezKO5 Jan 8, 1923Havana, Cuba
8Win8–0Miguel GonzalezPTS10Nov 25, 1922Sagua, Cuba
7Win7–0Manuel MansoKO3 Oct 4, 1922Sagua, Cuba
6Win6–0Emilio RodriguezPTS10Sep 4, 1922Sagua, Cuba
5Win5–0JA RiosPTS10Jul 20, 1922Sagua, Cuba
4Win4–0Nestor MorejonKO2 Jun 26, 1922Sagua, Cuba
3Win3–0Miguel MedinaPTS8Jun 18, 1922Santa Clara, CubaMonth and day unknown
2Win2–0MS McVeaKO3 Jun 4, 1922Sagua, Cuba
1Win1–0Fabio LameidaKO3 May 20, 1922Sagua, Cuba